Similar to Pop-Tarts and Fruit Gushers, the ice cream sandwich will always be a staple in my sugar-filled childhood diet of the past.

Luckily, as an adult, there are a few interesting ways to repurpose this delicious snack for the better.

Perhaps the best way to take ice cream sandwiches to the next level would be to take a few pointers from Nick over at the Dude Foods. After discovering a box of these cold treats in his freezer, Nick decided to do what any adult who just discovered ice cream sandwiches in his or her freezer would do...

He created a beer batter mixed with bacon to deep fry them in. The rest is history!

According to his recent blog post, after just 15 minutes, Nick had chocolate-covered, beer-and-bacon-battered, deep-fried ice cream sandwiches staring up at him.

I just had a few ice cream sandwiches left in my freezer from a box of 12 that I bought a while back and as I was about to eat one I got to thinking about how it's been a while since I deep fried anything with beer and bacon batter.

Pure genius. Check out the video and photos below for a closer look!

Behold, a Beer and Bacon Battered Deep Fried Ice Cream Sandwich.

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After Nick discovered a box of ice cream sandwiches in his freezer, he decided to fry them up in beer batter mixed with bacon and top them with chocolate sauce.